Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 2489Q
Empyrean Energy PLC
07 April 2009
 




7 April 2009


Empyrean Energy PLC

('Empyrean' or the 'Company'; Ticker (EME))



TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Empyrean Energy Plc



2. Reason for notification (yes/no)


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached 



An event changing the breakdown of voting rights



Other (please specify):______________



3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

Barclays Plc

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd
Gerrard Investment Management Ltd

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

2 April 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

3 April 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

13% to 9%



8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights


Direct


Indirect


Direct


Indirect

GB00B09G2351

8,777,715

8,777,715

8,698,689

0

8,698,689

0

9.32




B: Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date 

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

N/A

N/A

N/A


N/A

N/A



Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

8,698,689

9.32




9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Barclays Stockbroker Ltd

Gerrard Investment Management Ltd


Proxy Voting:


10. Name of proxy holder:


N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:


N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:


N/A


13. Additional information:


N/A

14 Contact name:


Geoff Smith

15. Contact telephone number:


020 7116 2913


For further information 


Empyrean Energy plc 

Tom Kelly

Tel: (+61) 8 9321 6988  


Blue Oar Securities Plc

Olly Cairns / Jerry Keen

Tel: (+61) 8 6430 1631 / (+44) 207 448 4400


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